AMUSEMENTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 75, 10 March 1933, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

ARCADIA TALKIES, HASTINGS. “LADLES OF THE JURY.” The R.K.O. Pictures comedy "Ladies of the Jury” will conclude its season at the Arcadia Talkies to-night. Famed by the critics at one of the funniest comediennes in motion pictures, Edna May Oliver plays ■ the star role in this picture, where she gives a. new meaning to comedy in a specially tailored role. "Ladies of the Jury” is the story of a typical mixed jury of men and women who can only agree to disagree. With this plot as the motivating, themo, the film plunges into an amazing series of comic situations and reveals much of the inside workings of the jury system in the process. The film tells the story of twelve different types of jurors who find themselves locked in a room for the purpose of deciding the fate of a pretty show girl accused of murder. Fights, accusations and constant bickering revolve about the personality of Miss Oliver, who finally wins the others to a verdict of not guilty by playing on their emotions and racial differences. “THE BIG TIMER” TO-MORROW Ben Lyon Constance Cummings and Thplina Todd head the cast of “The Big Timer,” the Columbia picture which commences at the Arcadia tomorrow. It is a comedy-drama following the romantic and fistic adventures of a bragging but ambitious lad who wanted to be a fighter so that he could make money enough to buy the lunch waggon where he is chef-de-luxe. How he eventually secures various fights and qualifies for the championship makes an interesting and hard-hitting picture. The box plan is now open at the theatre shop, phone 4336. COSY TALKIES, HASTINGS “ AFTER THE RAIN” Spencer Tracy turns in a brand-new portrayal in "After the Rain,” the South Seas romance showing at the Cosy Theatre to-night. As a rough and ready vagrant of the seven seas who is turning his hand to pearl-diving with some success when ho suddenly encounters love for the first time. Tracy has a role different from anything he has previously done. Advance reports, moreover, say that his perforamneo in it is sensational. Peggy Shannon, who was recently seen in the title role of "Society Girl” and who is co-featured in the picture, is also heralded as giving the outstanding portrayal of all her film efforts. With the support of such players as William (Stage) Boyd, Irving Pichel, Raul Roulicn and Laska Winter and with an exciting and unexpected story, this Fox offering is scheduled to be unusually popular during its showings here. John Blystone directed, with Guy Bolton and Leon Gordon writing the screen version of A. C. Kennedy ’s play. SATURDAY'S CHANGE. “Mr Bill, the Conqueror,” at the Cosy Theatre on Saturday, is a delightful and typically English picture, enjoyable all through with clever direction and excellent acting. Those who like British pictures will delight in this one as it simply breathes tho countryside. Henry Kendall plays the: hero most pleasing!}- and Heather Angel is appealing as the daughter. MUNICIPAL THEATRE, HASTINGS, "TO-NIGHT OR NEVER” Gloria Swanson in "To-night or Never,” based on the fiery and tempestuous Belasco stage success, screens at the Municipal Theatre, Hastings, tonight. Produced and presented by Samuel Goldwyn, it brings that producer's opulent and lavish hand to a play fashioned by the greatest stage genius of this generation, the late David Bclasco, as the last and final effort to his distinguished career. "To-night or Never’’ is a Gloria Swanson returned to tho emotional tempo of her first talking picture, "The Trespasser,” or the earlier silent, "Sadie Thompson.” It gives her a warm, fervent role, rich and strong in mature womanly feeling. The story concerns an impetuous opera star of Budapest and her search for success and happiness. Critics praise her voice, but deny that it has genius. They accuse her of haying no soul. To tho irritation of that, there is added the attention of an unknown young man who follows her everywhere like a shadow. Nella is told that her ardent pursuer is the kept protege of a doddering old Marchese —‘ ’ a gigolo. ’ ’ Taunted by her critics and disturbed by the attentions of her admirer, sheer restlessness drives her to his apartment one night. The story then takes up his demand, "To-night or Never,” her answer and the strange phenomenon that made a great artist out of a great singer—and a happy woman out of an unhappy girl. Joe E. Brown’s latest starring vehicle, “Fireman, Save My Child,” variously described by New York critics as a “laugh riot,” “frolic of fun,’’ etc., opens on Saturday at the Municipal Theatre. Brown appears as assistant firs chief and local baseball hero. In order to secure enough money to finance a fire extinguisher which he has invented. Brown, as “Smoky Joe” Grant, accepts an offer to pitch in tho major league for the St. Louis Cardinals. His adventures in the city do not, however, prevent him from forgetting all about the baseball game at a crucial moment when he hears the sirens of the fire truclls.